Apr

29

Bluetooth headset for both mobile phone and iPod

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April 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment

With the new JayBird Bluetooth Stereo Headset (130 bones) you can control both your phone and your MP3 player at the same time using the newest update to the A2DP protocol. As of now there aren’t any Bluetooth enabled iPods so an adapter will need to be purchased but expect that Bluetooth will be built […]

Apr

25

Samsung pushes its market share to 16%

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April 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment

 
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. shipped over 46 million phones in Q1 to solidify itself as the world’s second best mobile phone manufacturer. The 33% increase in sales over Q1 2007, has pushed its market share to 16%.
All this while Motorola tumbled to a 9.4% share in the No. 3 spot. Motorola has yet to come […]

Apr

24

Sony Ericsson market share slipping

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April 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Sony Ericsson’s net income dipped a whopping 48% to $212 million, while revenue was down 7% to about $4.3 billion.  Average selling prices declined sharply to $192, from $213 a year-ago. The company said it held 8% global market share in the first quarter, down more than a point from the full year in 2007. […]

Apr

24

Apple sells 1.7 million units

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April 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Apple announced revenue of $7.5 billion and net profit over $1 billion in its 2nd fiscal quarter, with revenue beating expectations. This is what happens when you sell 10.6 million iPods, 2.3 million Macs, and 1.7 million iPhones — which the company said kept it on pace to reach its year-end goal of 10 million […]

Apr

23

AT&T Mobile has big 1st quarter

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April 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment

At&t Mobile has announced Q1 2008 numbers in which they added 1.295 million wireless customers, an 8.7% increase compared the first quarter of 2007. The numbers pushed the carrier’s customer base to more than 71.3 million subscribers. This is especially impressive considering they shut down their TDMA network and along with it 330,000 customers.
Churn remained […]

Apr

22

Nokia announces deal with Sony BMG

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April 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Nokia announced a new agreement with Sony BMG, in addition to adding two new handsets to its XpressMusic line. The leading wireless manufacturer explained that Sony BMG has joined its Comes With Music offering.
“This initiative represents a critical new way of gaining access to music, through which fans will be able to explore Sony BMG’s […]

Apr

16

Samsung SGH-i900

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April 16, 2008 | 2 Comments

Samsung has seemingly leaked the info on a new smart phone called the SGH-i900 that will run Windows Mobile 6.1. Its seems to be the real deal with some serious specs but only time will tell if all of the rumors are true. No one is sure what this thing even looks like and Samsung doesn’t […]

Apr

15

iPhone 2.0 beta: Screen caps

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April 15, 2008 | 2 Comments

The latest iPhone 2.0 beta firmware allows users to save web images to its running camera roll for later download to its host machine (or sharing via email). In addition the iPhone, with a flick of  two buttons, (sleep & home) will be capable of taking full screen caps. Of course all of this is […]

Apr

14

Windows Mobile 6.1

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April 14, 2008 | 1 Comment

Windows newest version of their mobile operating system is coming out of the gates charging with both AT&T’s Tilt and the Samsung Blackjack II as the first handhelds available with Windows Mobile 6.1. The Motorola Q9c, HTC Touch, HTC Mogul and the Samsung Ace are soon to follow. This continues the trend of always having […]

Apr

11

Emergency sms system approved by FCC

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April 11, 2008 | 1 Comment

The FCC today approved plans to roll out a nationwide SMS-based alert system, which will soon become mandatory for all four national carriers and all the ‘baby bells’ as well. The FCC will appoint a federal agency tasked with creating the messages.
Those messages will be limited to one of three categories of emergencies, including disasters […]

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